‘Supposed to be easy:’ Tigers hang on, sweep Reds

Chris McCosky The Detroit News Published 9:41 p.m. UTC Aug 1, 2018 Detroit — In a way, the play typified the Tigers’ wacky 7-4 win over the Reds on Wednesday at Comerica Park. Jim Adduci, who hit a 424-foot home run to right field in the fourth inning, was trying to score from first on a double by Jose Iglesias in the second inning. Truth be told, third base coach Dave Clark may have been overly aggressive sending Adduci, since Reds left fielder Phillip Ervin had already picked up the ball in the left field corner. An “aggressive sin,” manager Ron Gardenhire called it. BOX SCORE: Tigers 7, Reds 4 “Yeah, so I was looking at Clarkie the whole time,” Adduci said. “Then I was like, ‘Oh, man, I better hit the base.’ I was so busy watching him, I wasn’t sure where the base was.'” He hit the base with a late lunge that threw him off-balance. He stumbled but didn’t fall. Fortunately for him and the Tigers, Ervin missed the first cut-off man and third baseman Eugenio Suarez’s throw was errant. “It was entertaining,” Adduci said with a smile. “I’m an entertainer.” This game was wildly entertaining — unless you managed one of the teams. “It was supposed to be easy,” Gardenhire said. The Tigers were cruising along into the seventh inning. Up 6-0, they got through the middle innings with relievers Drew VerHagen (three innings) and Daniel Stumpf (one) putting up zeros in relief of starter Mike Fiers. Fiers took a liner… [Read full story]